Are shorts in the office appropriate? Readers have largely told us ‘no’ — with some exceptions0

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• August 7, 2026

Free the knee? Our readers want the knee locked away. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri recently came out as “pro” shorts in the workplace. He said that it was a “hot debate” in the Instagram office, though “not all shorts are created equal” and not everyone can “pull them off.” We posted the question to our